How to install FileDock on Windows

FileDock does what Dropit does, and Dropit costs Paid. This guide gets you the free one.

What you end up with

FileDock installed like any other app on your Windows PC. It is free, and it stays free — there is no account, no trial and no subscription at the end of this.

Time
About 8 minutes
Steps
5
Cost
Free

Install FileDock

  1. Download FileDock

    About 148 MB.

    Download FileDock.exe

    You know this worked when: FileDock.exe finished downloading

  2. Find the download

    FileDock lands in your Downloads folder — open it from there.

    You know this worked when: You can see the downloaded file

  3. Install FileDock

    Windows may protect your PC — choose "More info", then "Run anyway".

    Open the release page

    You know this worked when: FileDock opens

  4. Open FileDock

    Find it where you installed it and open it.

    You know this worked when: FileDock launches

  5. Try it

    FileDock should be open and ready to use.

    You know this worked when: FileDock works

If something goes wrong

Nothing here can damage your computer, and every step can be run again safely. If a command fails, the usual cause is the step before it not having finished.

Still stuck? Tell us what happened and we will fix the guide. Include the step number and we can usually reproduce it.

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